Respond to these questions after you have read the chapters. Copy and paste the questions and write your responses on your personal page.You may respond to what other members of your group have written in addition to adding your own comments. Be sure to include your name at the end of each of your comments to get credit for doing them and date your response.Chapter 1Vocabulary you need to know: halte - German word for stop; rucksack - a kind of backpack; Resistance - an organized underground movement in a country fighting against a foreign occupying power*Why is Kirsti not afraid of the soldiers?Because she is stubborn (in my opinions), and doesn't want people to get in her way, although she is young.*How would you have felt if you had been Annemarie when the soldiers spoke to her? Why?I would have been very scared because the soldiers have higher suthority than I would have had, and they could do things that they think were necessary, like punishing.
Chapter 2
Do you think King Christian did the right thing when he surrendered to the
Nazis? Why?* Would you be willing to die to protect the leader of your country? Why?
I do not think that he did the right thing because he is thier king and as thier king he shouldprotect them from danger, defend them from the Nazis, and serve them with good government.
What happened to Annemarie's older sister Lise?
How has Annemarie's family changed after the death of Lise?
She got in a car accident. Annemarie and her familychanged emotion wise. They were sad, and weren't like they were before.
Chapter 3
Annemarie believes that ordinary people like her don't have to be courageous. Do you agree with this idea?
What religion do the Rosens practice?
Predict what you think will happen next in the story?
I agree that Annemarie has to be courageous by running into soldiers on the street or soldiers invading their home, but other people still has to becourageous too.They practice??????????????????????????????????????????????
I predict that they will run into the soldiers on the street again.
Chapter 4
What are the answers to the questions that are the titles of the first three chapters?
The title of this chapter is "It Will Be a Long Night." Why was it a long night?
Why does Ellen spend the night with Annemarie.
Chapter 5
Vocabulary: Star of David – a six pointed star; a symbol of Judaism
1. Why do the soldiers come to the Johansen’s apartment?
2. What do you think they expected to find?
3. Why does Annemarie tear the necklace from Ellen’s neck?
4. When Papa tore the pictures from his photo album, what was he trying to prove?
5. Do you think Annemarie is brave?
6. Why does Mama want to travel to Uncle Henrik’s house alone?
7. What are Papa and Uncle Henrik really talking about when they talk about “cigarettes”?
Chapter 6
1.For what reason is Uncle Henrik’s home a good place to take a Jewish refugee?
2.Describe how you felt as you read this chapter.
3. Why are Mama and Annemarie frightened when Kirsti decides to talk to the soldiers on the train?
4. What do you think the soldiers expected Kirsti to say?
Chapter 7
1. How do Ellen and Annemarie feel as they explore Gilleleje?
2. Why is this visit different for Annemarie than other times she visited Uncle Henrik?
3. Describe Uncle Henrik and Mama’s relationship.
Chapter 8
1. What two statements does Uncle Henrik make that worry or puzzle Annemarie?
2. Do you agree with Annemarie that Great-aunt Birte doesn’t exist?
1. What do you think Uncle Henrik means by “Tomorrow will be a day for fishing”?
Chapter 9
1. Who do you think the ‘mourners” are?
2. How does Uncle Hunrik explain to Annemarie why he and Mama lied to her about Great –aunt Birte?
3. Find a line from this chapter that shows Annemarie is maturing.
Chapter 10
Vocabulary: typhus - a very infectious and deadly disease
1. What familiar phrase is in the psalm that Peter reads to the “mourners”?
2. How do you think most of the people at Uncle Henrik’s house felt during the wake?
3. How does Mama keep the soldier from opening the casket?
4. Reread the psalm and Annemarie’s reaction to the reading of it. What do you think is the significance of the title of this book?
Chapter 11
1. What is in the casket?
2. Why did Peter insist upon giving the baby some medicine?
3. One possible theme for this novel is that it is easier for people to be brave if they do not know everything. Use an incident that happened in this novel to prove this.
4. Find a section of this chapter that shows Annemarie no longer thinks of herself as the carefree child she once was.
Chapter 16.
1. How does Uncle Henrik define “brave” to Annemarie? Based on this definition, is Annnemarie be considered brave?
2. What secret information does Uncle Henrik share with Annemarie about the Rosens?
3. Describe something funny that happens in this chapter.
Chapter 12
1. Do you think Annemarie will meet any soldiers on the way to Uncle Henrik’s boat?
2. What observations about waiting does Annemarie make in this chapter?
3. Why does Annemarie worry about her mother’s safety
Chapter 13
1. Why does Annemarie volunteer to take the packet to Uncle Henrik?
2. Why doesn’t Mama tell Annemarie what is in the basket?
Chapter 14
1. There is a reference to the story of Little Red Riding Hood in this chapter. Which characters from story are like Red Riding Hood and the wolf?
2. In this chapter we see that Annemarie is confronted with reality and begins to less of a child. What is the reality she confronts?
Chapter 15
1. What is your reaction to how the soldiers treated Annemarie?
2. List three times when the German soldiers are rude to Annemarie.
3. Why does Annemarie act like Kirsti?
4. Did anything Uncle Henrik tell Annemarie surprise you? What?
Chapter 16.
1. How does Uncle Henrik define “brave” to Annemarie? Based on this definition, is Annnemarie be considered brave?
2. What secret information does Uncle Henrik share with Annemarie about the Rosens?
3. Describe something funny that happens in this chapter.
Chapter 17
1. This chapter takes place two years later after the war. How do the Danish people include their Jewish neighbors in the celebration?
2. How did Peter die? How did Lise really die?
3. Where does Annemarie hide Ellen’s Star of David necklace?
Afterward
1. List three incidents in the story that really did happen.
Chapter 2
- Do you think King Christian did the right thing when he surrendered to the
Nazis? Why?* Would you be willing to die to protect the leader of your country? Why?I do not think that he did the right thing because he is thier king and as thier king he shouldprotect them from danger, defend them from the Nazis, and serve them with good government.
She got in a car accident. Annemarie and her familychanged emotion wise. They were sad, and weren't like they were before.
Chapter 3
- Annemarie believes that ordinary people like her don't have to be courageous. Do you agree with this idea?
- What religion do the Rosens practice?
- Predict what you think will happen next in the story?
I agree that Annemarie has to be courageous by running into soldiers on the street or soldiers invading their home, but other people still has to becourageous too.They practice??????????????????????????????????????????????I predict that they will run into the soldiers on the street again.
Chapter 4
- What are the answers to the questions that are the titles of the first three chapters?
- The title of this chapter is "It Will Be a Long Night." Why was it a long night?
- Why does Ellen spend the night with Annemarie.
- Chapter 5
- 1.For what reason is Uncle Henrik’s home a good place to take a Jewish refugee?
- 2.Describe how you felt as you read this chapter.
- 3. Why are Mama and Annemarie frightened when Kirsti decides to talk to the soldiers on the train?
- Chapter 11
- Afterward
- 1. List three incidents in the story that really did happen.
Return to 6S Home PageVocabulary: Star of David – a six pointed star; a symbol of Judaism
1. Why do the soldiers come to the Johansen’s apartment?
2. What do you think they expected to find?
3. Why does Annemarie tear the necklace from Ellen’s neck?
4. When Papa tore the pictures from his photo album, what was he trying to prove?
5. Do you think Annemarie is brave?
6. Why does Mama want to travel to Uncle Henrik’s house alone?
7. What are Papa and Uncle Henrik really talking about when they talk about “cigarettes”?
Chapter 6
4. What do you think the soldiers expected Kirsti to say?
Chapter 7
1. How do Ellen and Annemarie feel as they explore Gilleleje?
2. Why is this visit different for Annemarie than other times she visited Uncle Henrik?
3. Describe Uncle Henrik and Mama’s relationship.
Chapter 8
1. What two statements does Uncle Henrik make that worry or puzzle Annemarie?
2. Do you agree with Annemarie that Great-aunt Birte doesn’t exist?
1. What do you think Uncle Henrik means by “Tomorrow will be a day for fishing”?
Chapter 9
1. Who do you think the ‘mourners” are?
2. How does Uncle Hunrik explain to Annemarie why he and Mama lied to her about Great –aunt Birte?
3. Find a line from this chapter that shows Annemarie is maturing.
Chapter 10
Vocabulary: typhus - a very infectious and deadly disease
1. What familiar phrase is in the psalm that Peter reads to the “mourners”?
2. How do you think most of the people at Uncle Henrik’s house felt during the wake?
3. How does Mama keep the soldier from opening the casket?
4. Reread the psalm and Annemarie’s reaction to the reading of it. What do you think is the significance of the title of this book?
1. What is in the casket?
2. Why did Peter insist upon giving the baby some medicine?
3. One possible theme for this novel is that it is easier for people to be brave if they do not know everything. Use an incident that happened in this novel to prove this.
4. Find a section of this chapter that shows Annemarie no longer thinks of herself as the carefree child she once was.
Chapter 16.
1. How does Uncle Henrik define “brave” to Annemarie? Based on this definition, is Annnemarie be considered brave?
2. What secret information does Uncle Henrik share with Annemarie about the Rosens?
3. Describe something funny that happens in this chapter.
Chapter 12
1. Do you think Annemarie will meet any soldiers on the way to Uncle Henrik’s boat?
2. What observations about waiting does Annemarie make in this chapter?
3. Why does Annemarie worry about her mother’s safety
Chapter 13
1. Why does Annemarie volunteer to take the packet to Uncle Henrik?
2. Why doesn’t Mama tell Annemarie what is in the basket?
Chapter 14
1. There is a reference to the story of Little Red Riding Hood in this chapter. Which characters from story are like Red Riding Hood and the wolf?
2. In this chapter we see that Annemarie is confronted with reality and begins to less of a child. What is the reality she confronts?
Chapter 15
1. What is your reaction to how the soldiers treated Annemarie?
2. List three times when the German soldiers are rude to Annemarie.
3. Why does Annemarie act like Kirsti?
4. Did anything Uncle Henrik tell Annemarie surprise you? What?
Chapter 16.
1. How does Uncle Henrik define “brave” to Annemarie? Based on this definition, is Annnemarie be considered brave?
2. What secret information does Uncle Henrik share with Annemarie about the Rosens?
3. Describe something funny that happens in this chapter.
Chapter 17
1. This chapter takes place two years later after the war. How do the Danish people include their Jewish neighbors in the celebration?
2. How did Peter die? How did Lise really die?
3. Where does Annemarie hide Ellen’s Star of David necklace?